Deresa Geleta | |
Birth Date: | 14 January 1996 |
Birth Place: | Midakegn, Oromia, Ethiopia |
Full Name: | Deresa Geleta Ulfata |
Sport: | Athletics |
Event: | Marathon |
Pb: | 2:03:27 (Seville 2024) |
Club: | Elite Running Team[1] |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Deresa Geleta Ulfata (born 10 September 1996) is an Ethiopian long-distance runner who specializes in the marathon.
He won the 2024 Seville Marathon in a course record time of 2:03:27, setting his personal best and becoming the 20th fastest marathoner in history.[2] This also qualified him for the 2024 Summer Olympics. He has also won the 2023 Beijing Marathon and the 2022 Lagos City Marathon.[1] [3]